Laundry-machine



F. A. HO LTSINGER. LAUNDRY-MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-2B, IQIB.

Patented J u ly 22, 1919.

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1,3 1 0,657. Patented July 22, 1919.

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UNITED STATES PATENT orr rcn FRANCIS A; I-IOLTSINGER, OF OTTUMWA, IOWA.

LAUNDRY-MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS A. HOLT-V smonina citizen of the UnitedStates, re-

siding at Ottumwa, in the county of Wapello and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Laundry-Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification. i

This invention relates more in particular to machines for dampeningcollars and cuffs,

and it has for its primary object to provide an efficient machine orapparatus for dampening such articles in a rapid and uniform mannersubsequent to their treatment in the drying room and previous to beingironed.

The invention further resides in the features of construction and thearrangements and combinations of parts hereinafter described in detailand claimed in a succinct manner, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of theimproved machine in action or operation;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary, vertical, transverse section thereof; and

Fig. 3 is a detailed view more clearly illustrating the construction ofthe machine.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, the numeral 1 designatesthe main frame of the structure embodying horizontal side members 2 andinclined frame members 3. Journaled in a depending bracket eX- tension 4from the side frame members 2, is a pair of large rollers, preferablywooden, 5 mounted in vertical slots 6 and one being adjustable towardthe other through the horizontal adjustment afforded by the yieldablemeans hereinafter described.

A pair of endless aprons 7 are provided, one being passed about eachroller 5 and otherwise guided by the guide rolls 8, which i arejournaled on the inclined frame members 3, to form a receiving,funnel-shaped hopper into which the collars and cuffs are deposited.Each apron is further passed about other guide rolls 9 andbeneath theimmersing roll 10 and between the squeeze rolls 11, said rolls beingsuitably journaled in the frame structure to accomplish the desiredresults. Tanks or trays 12 are arranged adjacent each end of the machineand have the immersing rolls 1O journaled in the sides thereof fordirecting or guiding the aprons down into the dampening fluid,preferably water, after which he aprons Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 22, 1919.

Application filed March 28, 1918. Serial N 0. 225,311.

pass through or between the squeeze rolls 11. .In this connection itwill be noted that the squeeze rolls are disposed directly above thelength of apron passing from the main rollers 5 to the immersing rollsso that the water that is extracted by said squeeze rolls willfall ordro onto said length of apron and be conveye back to the tanks.

One roll of each pair of cooperating squeeze rolls is j ournaled in thelower end of an inwardly inclined slot 13 while the com panion roll ismounted in a horizontal bearing14c that embodies a yieldable tensioningmeans similar to that employed for the large wooden main roller 5.

Each tensioning means comprises a horizontally slidable bearing block orshoe 15 which has a rearward extension 16 guided in a bore 17, in themain frame, and a spring 18 also arranged within the bore and hearingagainst the inner end of said extension 16. The tension of the coiledspring 18 is adjusted by the compression screw 19 that is threadedthrough the outer end wall of the bore 17. Thus, the tension of thespring and the pressure between the cooperating rolls and rollers may bevaried to a greater or lesser eXtent as the compression screw isadvanced or retracted. Consequently, the degree of dampness given thecollars and cuifs may also be varied by the pressure between the rollers5.

In operation, the collars and cuffs are fed from the drying room on aseries of hooks 20 of an endless conveyer 21 and are dislodged from saidhooks by a trip 22 directly over the downwardly converging apronsbetween which they pass, to be dampened, into a suitable receptacle 23.The articles are then removed from the receptacle and ironed.

The degree of dampness imparted to the collars and cuffs may be variedby increasing the tension on the squeeze rolls as well as varying thepressure between the pressure rollers. Thus the invention is renderedefiicient and practical and at the same time possesses simplicity anddurability in construction.

What is claimed is 1. A dampening machine for laundry use, comprising aframe having horizontal side frame members and a pair of upwardlydivergent frame members leading from each side member, a series of guiderollers journaled. in each upwardly divergent frame member, an endlessapron passing over each series of rollers to define with the companionapron a wide hopper tapering'toward the bottom, and cooperating pressurerollers arranged within the endless aprons and adjustable to vary thepressure on the sides of the discharge opening at thezbottom apex of thehopper.

2. A laundry machine comprising a main frame, a pair of main rollersjournaled thereon, spaced series of guide rolls extending upwardly fromthe rollers in divergent relation, and a pair of endless aprons passingaboutthe rolls and rollers.

3. In a dampening machine for laundry use, a frame, upwardly divergentseries of rollers j ournaled therein, endless aprons passing over theseries to define a hopper having downwardly convergent sides, yieldablyseparable pressure rollers closing the bottom apex of the hopper thusdefined, a cooperating palr of squeeze rolls for each 'Copies of thispatent may beobtained for apron arranged behind the upwardly divergentport1on of said apron, and a liquidcontaining tank for each apronarranged be-' neath and outwardly of the respective pair of-squeezerolls, said apron passing beneath the latter toward the tank.

ll. In a dampening machine for laundry use, a frame, upwardly divergentseries of rollers journaled therein, endless aprons passing over theseries to define a hopper having downwardly convergent sides, yieldablyseparable pressure rollers closing the bottom apex of the hopper thusdefined, a cooperating pair of squeeze rolls for each apron, arrangedbehind the upwardly divergent portion of said apron, one roll of eachpair being journaled in an inclined slot in the frame and the companionroll being mounted for variable resilient pressure thereagainst.

FRANCIS A. HOLTSINGER.

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